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Governor’s Delay in Emissions Correction | Seattle News
Washington’s cap-and-trade program claimed it slashed 8.6 million metric tons of emissions—until it turned out the number was wildly off, overstating the real drop by 7.4 million tons. Agencies knew immediately and had a correction ready, but the governor’s office held it back for over two weeks, citing a policy requiring their approval on all communications. Critics say this bottleneck slows vital public updates, especially when errors happen. The correction finally dropped after a conservative group pointed it out—despite the governor’s office saying they worked through holidays to verify…
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